This multi-day interactive summit provides insights into the impacts and vital need for the understanding and implementation of sensory health in early childhood development. Our experts will dive into today's most relevant topics including sensory emotional awareness and engagement, parent-child relationships, regulation, toilet learning, and much more. Clinicians and educators will share the most up-to-date knowledge on strategies, cutting-edge research findings, and first person experiences all focused on supporting sensory differences and improving overall success, health, and wellness.

Participants will have access to our 3-day agenda consisting of 12 hours of pre-recorded presentations, extended expert panels, LIVE Q&A with speakers, and an interactive workshop.

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Program: 

Day 1 | Thursday | November 2nd 

Sensory Health, Relationships & Co-occupation: Promoting Self-regulation through Early Shared Experiences | Dr. Kris Pizur-Barnekow

Enriching Environments for Young Children: A Look at Sensory, Regulation, and Relational Strategies | Ariel Harris & Kaitlyn Darbe

Sensory, Speech, and Play: Considerations for 0-5 years | Carrie Dishlip

Toilet Learning In Neurodivergent Children | Anna Miller

Day 2 | Thursday | November 9th

Anxiety in Early Childhood and Sensory Processing Disorders | Dr. Lori Annes

Shall We Dance?: Using the DIR Framework to Understand the Power of Parent-child Play and Interaction | Eunice Lee

The Fundamentals of Feeding in Infants | Erin Ross

Insights from Parent Advocates: Nurturing Sensory Well-being in Young Children | Erin Schneider, Nic King, and Meghan Ashburn

Day 3 | Thursday | November 16th

Supporting Early Development Using an Interoception Lens | Renee Allen

Sensory Emotional Personalities: A Sensory Motor Lens to Attachment and Goodness of Fit | Michele Parkins & AnnMarie Murphy

EXPERT PANEL - Using the Clinical Lens: Examining Importance of Sensory Health for the Young Child | Mim Ochsenbein, Dr. Virginia Spielmann, Maura Mooneyham, Renee Allen, and Michele Parkins

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Get to Know Our 2023 Speakers: (Speaker Disclosure Statements)

Mim Ochsenbein MSW, OTR/L Clinical Director STAR Institute Host	Virginia Spielmann  PhD, OTR/L (she/her) Executive Director STAR Institute	Renee Allen MS, OTR/L Occupational Therapist ROOTS Pediatric Occupational Therapy
Kris Pizur-Barnekow PhD, OTR/L, IMH-E® Infant Family Specialist; Associate Professor University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	Anna Miller OTR/L Occupational Therapist STAR Institute	Michele Parkins MS, OTR Occupational Therapist Great Kids Place
Erin Schneider Founder and CEO of Mountain Summit Coaching	Meghan Ashburn Author and Educational Consultant	Carrie Dishlip CCC-SLP (she/her) Speech Language Pathologist STAR Institute
Nic King (She/they)  Director of PANDASonline and creator of NeuroBears	​ Maura Mooneyham M.S., OTR/L, CLC (she/her) Occupational Therapist	Kaitlyn Darbe OTR/L (she/her) Occupational Therapist STAR Institute
Ariel Harris OTD (She/her) Occupational Therapist STAR Institute	Lori Annes PhD (she/her) Physical Therapist Can DO Kids Inc.	Erin Ross Speech Language Pathologist Feeding Fundamentals
Eunice Lee RSW (she/her) Social Worker	AnnMarie Murphy MSOT Adjunct Professor Temple University

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 Thank you to our 2023 Exhibitors & Sponsors

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Who Should Attend:

Occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, physical therapists, speech language pathologists, educators, child development specialists, mental health professionals, parents, caregivers, and other individuals seeking a better understanding of Sensory Health in Early Childhood Development.

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Continuing Education

STAR Institute is an AOTA Approved Provider of continuing education. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA. AOTA CEUs Pending.
 

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